Local servicesHospitalAdams Memorial Hospital4.9 miPost officePreble Post Officeunder a mileTown hallDecatur City Hall4.2 miPoliceDecatur Police Department3.9 miFire stationPreble Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Wayne International Airport FWA14 miMajor airportIndianapolis International Airport IND103 miInterstateI-46911 miUS highwayUS 2243.2 miAmtrakWaterloo, IN WTI42 miCoachDecaturBarons Bus Lines3.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 7 min6:08 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min8:00 am – 5:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 18°F41 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month May28 in of snow a year, on about 19 days18 days above 90°F, 127 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Decatur 1 N station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksSaddle Lakelake · 5.9 miOuabache State Park Campgroundcampground · 9.2 miKunkel Lakelake · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHanna City Parkpark · 3.3 miKekionga - Riverside Trailwaypark · 4.3 miBaltzell-Lenhart Woods Nature Preservestate conservation land · 5.7 miOuabache State Parkstate park · 8.7 mi · 1,058 acresQuabache Flatwoods Nature Preservestate conservation land · 9.1 miDeam Oak Monumentstate historic site · 10.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 12 Jul 198639 mi away, near Saint Marys, OhioMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Apr 199027 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAdams County, IN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality60% of days had good air in 2025219 of 365 days measured143 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 115main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Allen County, IN, 18 mi away
Drinking waterDecatur Water Departmentserves 9,900 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation810 ft247 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program